Water Quality: Prairie Hill, TX

1 water system • 2,145 people served

Multiple Health Violations
92
Total Violations
61
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
2,145
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Prairie Hill is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 2,145 people, and has 92 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 61 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Prairie Hill's violation count is 57% below the national average for Texas. Contaminants associated with violations include Barium.

Contaminants Found

Barium

Increases blood pressure and causes cardiovascular effects with long-term exposure.

Common source: Natural rock deposits, oil drilling operations, coal power plant waste

EPA limit: 2 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Prairie Hill

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
PRAIRIE HILL WSC TX1470011 Groundwater 2,145 92

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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